HP PageWide Managed P75050 On-Site Installation Guide - Page 66

Perform a firmware upgrade, Firmware upgrade using a USB flash drive, drive

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Determine the installed revision of firmware (small touchscreen) 1. From the Home screen on the printer control panel, scroll to and touch the Support Tools button. 2. Open the following menus: ● Maintenance 3. Touch the Setup button (located at the lower left corner of the display). 4. Touch the System Information item. 5. Find the firmware version in the list that appears on the control-panel display. Touch Done to return to the Troubleshooting sub menu, or use the Back button or Home button to return to the main menu. Perform a firmware upgrade Following are the types of firmware upgrade files available: ● EXE file: When this file is opened, the user selects the printer to be upgraded, and the program installs the upgrade firmware on that printer. ● FUL2 file: This file is copied to the root directory of a USB flash drive. The flash drive is inserted into the USB port on the printer, which automatically detects the upgrade firmware. The printer prompts the user to upgrade the firmware. Firmware upgrade using a USB flash drive IMPORTANT: When the upgrade is complete, verify that the upgrade firmware version was installed. See Determine the installed revision of firmware on page 61. NOTE: USB flash drives that are not using a FAT32 format, or do not have a CD formatted partition, might not be recognized by the printer. If the printer does not recognize a USB flash drive, try using a different USB flash drive. If the firmware version on the USB flash drive is the same as the version already installed on the printer, nothing happens when a USB flash drive firmware upgrade is attempted. The USB flash drive firmware upgrade process takes 5 to 7 minutes to complete. 1. Copy the .FUL2 file to a portable USB flash drive. TIP: There should not be more than one .FUL2 file on the storage device. 2. Turn the printer on, and then wait until it initializes (the Home screen displays on the control panel). 3. Insert the USB flash drive in the USB port on the printer. 4. The Memory Device Options screen appears on the control-panel display. 5. Touch Update Now. 6. The printer automatically downloads the firmware file from the USB flash drive, and the following process initiates: ● A rotating circle appears on the control-panel display. ● The printer start up screen appears on the control-panel display. 62 Chapter 5 On-site setup ENWW

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Determine the installed revision of
firmware
(small touchscreen)
1.
From the
Home
screen on the printer control panel, scroll to and touch the
Support Tools
button.
2.
Open the following menus:
Maintenance
3.
Touch the
Setup
button (located at the lower left corner of the display).
4.
Touch the
System Information
item.
5.
Find the
firmware
version in the list that appears on the control-panel display. Touch
Done
to return to the
Troubleshooting
sub menu, or use the
Back
button or
Home
button to return to the main menu.
Perform a
firmware
upgrade
Following are the types of
firmware
upgrade
files
available:
EXE
file
: When this
file
is opened, the user selects the printer to be upgraded, and the program installs the
upgrade
firmware
on that printer.
FUL2
file
: This
file
is copied to the root directory of a USB
flash
drive. The
flash
drive is inserted into the USB
port on the printer, which automatically detects the upgrade
firmware.
The printer prompts the user to
upgrade the
firmware.
Firmware upgrade using a USB
flash
drive
IMPORTANT:
When the upgrade is complete, verify that the upgrade
firmware
version was installed. See
Determine the installed revision of
firmware
on page
61
.
NOTE:
USB
flash
drives that are not using a FAT32 format, or do not have a CD formatted partition, might not
be recognized by the printer. If the printer does not recognize a USB
flash
drive, try using a
different
USB
flash
drive.
If the
firmware
version on the USB
flash
drive is the same as the version already installed on the printer, nothing
happens when a USB
flash
drive
firmware
upgrade is attempted.
The USB
flash
drive
firmware
upgrade process takes 5 to 7 minutes to complete.
1.
Copy the .FUL2
file
to a portable USB
flash
drive.
TIP:
There should not be more than one .FUL2
file
on the storage device.
2.
Turn the printer on, and then wait until it initializes (the Home screen displays on the control panel).
3.
Insert the USB
flash
drive in the USB port on the printer.
4.
The
Memory Device Options
screen appears on the control-panel display.
5.
Touch
Update Now
.
6.
The printer automatically downloads the
firmware
file
from the USB
flash
drive, and the following process
initiates:
A rotating circle appears on the control-panel display.
The printer start up screen appears on the control-panel display.
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Chapter 5
On-site setup
ENWW